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Apr 8

How should I study for the IB business exams?

How should I study for the IB business exams? As a teacher, you have probably gotten this question a lot from students or also wondered...

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Mar 3

BON Paper 1 case studies are here!

If you read my previous post, you will know that my students have been hard at work preparing for the Paper 1 case study exam. They spent...

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Feb 26

How to mark Business IAs

It’s that time of year again and I’m guessing a lot of you are getting the final versions of your IAs. And after many years of receiving...

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Feb 19

Extended essay question: Hall of Fame

Back to the regularly scheduled programing and the continuation on my series about the extended essay. In my latest post which you can...

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Feb 5

Paper 1 was just released… now what?!

If you remember the Paper 1 case study from the old Business Management syllabus, it was always highly anticipated. The case study...

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Jan 29

Business Extended Essay Question Hall of Shame

It’s EE season again at my school and that brings with it lots of fun and also lots of work helping students find their topic and then...

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Jan 22

How to Integrate the learner profile into IB Business: Caring

When I took my Level 1 IB Business teacher training, they encouraged us to integrate the learner profile into our lessons. And if I am...

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Jan 15

How to Integrate the Key Concepts into IB Business

When the new syllabus was released, I wasn’t sure how I was going to integrate the key concepts into the course so that students...

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Jan 8

How long should I spend teaching Unit 4: Marketing?

As you might know from this post about which order I teach the units in, after I teach Unit 1, I move onto Unit 4. You can also check...

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Nov 13, 2023

How to structure a 17 mark IB Business question

After learning about the requirements for a 17 mark question here , now it’s time to actually write one! You might have read this blog...

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Oct 30, 2023

How to answer an IB Business 17 mark question

One of the changes for the IB Business 2022/2024 syllabus is the introduction of Paper 3. This focuses on social enterprises and offering...

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Oct 23, 2023

Fun activity to review Unit 1: Introduction to Business

Are you looking for a fun way to review for your IB Unit 1? Do you want to make sure your students actually know the content before the...

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Oct 16, 2023

The activity my students ask for the most…

After reading the title, you are probably thinking I am going to share an amazing resource related to Business that my students love....

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Oct 9, 2023

How long should I spend teaching each chapter of Unit 1: Introduction to Business?

How do I finish the entire IB Business course in two years? Should I spend one day teaching this chapter or a week? I think these are...

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Oct 2, 2023

Am I teaching the Business units in the right order?!

One of the questions I see most posted online or asked amongst teachers is, “What order should I teacher the IB Business syllabus in?”. I...

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Sep 25, 2023

A get-to-know-you activity that isn’t terrible

How many times have you gone to a conference or a meeting and knew you would be forced to participate in a get-to-know-you activity and...

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Sep 17, 2023

Starter activity to engage students from day one

When I first started teaching IB Business Management, I wanted to set the tone of the classroom and get students into the routines they...

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